Thursday, February 11, 2010

When first I thought about making capsicum rings, I was actually imagining about a tiger leaping through a ring over to a New Year, towards prosperity and good health! So, if you strike 4D or Toto after eating this dish, don’t forget to ‘belanja’ (treat) me, ok? Ha ha ha! Capsicum or Chilli Pepper (Bell Pepper, Paprika, Solanaceae family) has nice aroma if it is deep fried, roasted or barbecued. I thought that it would be nice and presentable if I use pan fried capsicum rings to decorate a Chicken Ngah Ku (Arrowheads, Saggitaria Saggitifolia) dish. Ngah Ku gave the dish a little crunchiness and I also used deep fried shark meat salted fish to give it an extra flavour. You can add some cashew nuts and dried chilli to spice up the dish a little. However, since my little toddler would be eating it for dinner, I did not add in these two ingredients.

Heat up pan and put in a little vegetable oil. Fry the capsicum rings until they are slightly burned. Arrange the capsicum rings in the serving plate. Use the remaining oil to sautéed garlic and onions. Add in the chicken and stir fry until it is cooked. Put in the ngah ku, white pepper, oyster sauce, salted fish, cashew nuts, sesame oil and salt to taste. Fry until all the ingredients are well mixed. Pour the corn flour water mixture to hold all the ingredients together so that it is easier to hold them together in the capsicum rings. I used some finely chopped carrots to garnish the dish. WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

Tiger being chased by the Buddha jump over the wall haha. Bought a can of "Buddha jump over the wall" for my reunion dinner with myself on sa chap meh. Have standby a few canned food to treat myself when I'm all alone to myself in my 'cave' for a couple of during CNY doing reflection. Not going places this year and also to try your elbow spaghetti too. Keong Hee Huat Chai. Cheers bro.